Losing a cricket match

Today is Sunday and I am in Bangalore house. Today morning and yesterday evening we played cricket match and won only one match out of 7 matches played. It hurts a lot when you lose matches at a stretch. I have had bad experiences like flunking in a subject while studying or getting bad appraisals while working but this defeat is hurting me more than all these things. Today morning we played 4 matches and we lost all the 4. Last week we had told so many things in mail that each and every word is getting back fired at us. In the first match I was there at the crease from the first ball till the last but couldn't do much. In the last over we needed only 6 runs and Jeda was at the striker end and I was standing at the non-striker end. He did not score even a single run in the last over and I was helpless. I cannot point Jeda and blame him but that is what is being remembered through out. Anyway when we bowled in the first innings we gave so many runs and we only helped them to give more target. This first match was at least close but remaining 3 matches we played today were really pathetic. I was totally DE-motivated after losing the first match. In the second match they played first and their scorecard kept on increasing. In the second match Renuka was in full josh and started our bowling spell. They continued to hit as if the bowler is immaterial for them. The final target was 46 and it was more than the first match target. I was not at all confident when we started our innings. I scored very less and got out. As usual I was caught behind and it was Bujju who was keeping to my bad luck. At that point only I expected the result and waited till the completion of the innings for the confirmation. Now we were 2-0 and at this point Jeda and Renuka came up with an extraordinary planning of playing another series. I was totally not in a mood to give suggestion or oppose a decision. I blindly accepted and the game went on. In the 3rd match they scored 18 in the first 2 overs and declared their innings. This was more humiliating and I was under hell lot of pressure and had become desperate to win the match. I opened our innings and I hit the ball to six on leg side which scored us nothing. Second delivery i was out in the same fashion as the previous match; caught behind and this time also it was Bujju who was keeping. In this match also we did not come close to the target and lost the match. This time we were humiliated since they declared their innings and we could not chase that target also. Then came the last match. In this match they had decided to play all the 4 overs, and finally they gave us the target of 49. In the last match I did not bowl as it was a winning strategy from Renuka. When I opened our innings the same story continued and I was again caught behind the wickets by Bujju and I simply went and sat without a single word. This match also we lost miserably and the bad day was coming to an end when Kulli started teasing us. I did not even talk a single word and Renuka tried convincing but failed. After this Renuka and Kulli drank Soda, but Myself, Jeda and Bujju did not drink. I do not know why they did not drink but I was not in a mood to drink Soda after losing matches like this. Now I have to undergo continuous teasing sessions till next week and I do not know what all mails I will get this week. We had written so many irritating things after winning a match that may be we will get back those words back in our mailboxes. Anyway I have decided not to talk much till we win a match

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